Thursday, 16 January 2014

Senator David Mark Loses Younger Sister During Child Birth

Senate
President David Mark has lost his 35 year-old younger sister, Mrs. Mary
Onma-Adakole, who died in Abuja after child birth.

A
statement by Mark’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola
Ologbondiyan, on Thursday, confirmed the develoment and quoted the late
Onma-Adakole’s younger brother, Mr. Igoche Mark, saying that the
deceased would be buried in her home town, Otukpo, Benue State, on
Friday.
Mark described his late sister ” as a straight forward,
hardworking and benevolent with plenty of vision and hope for a
greater tomorrow” adding that the death was a huge loss to the Mark’s
family.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Senate Ike Ekweremadu, Senate
leader Victor Ndoma-Egba , his Deputy Abdul Ningi, Senators Ifeanyi
Okowa, Suleiman Adokwe, James Manager, Andy Uba, and Ayogu Eze were
among early callers to commiserate with the President of the Senate in
his Apo residence on Thursday.
Also the Benue State Governor
Gabriel Suswam, Aviation Minister Stella Oduah, Petroleum’s Deziani
Madueke, Water Resources’ Sarah Ochekpe, Interior’s Comrade Abba-Moro as
well as Minister of State, Trade and Investment Dr. Sam Ortom were
among those who also paid condolence visit to the Mark’s family.
Uba,
who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral
Commission , in his condolence remarks, described her death as “a
rather sad and unfortunate incident”.
He, nevertheless urged the
Senate President to remain strong for the family and find solace in his
Christian faith at a difficult time like this.
He also prayed for
the repose of the soul of the late Adekole and urged the family she
left behind to take comfort in the memory she shared with them while she
was alive